tend, tens, tent = to stretch 伸
attend:at-(ad)=to 向;tend = to stretch 伸;
【v】①注意;专心:Please attend to what he is saying. 注意听他说。②出席: to attend a meeting 出席会议;
extend:ex-=out 出;tend= to stretch 伸;
【v】①伸出:He extended his arms in front of him. 他向前伸出手臂。②延长;扩大:We are to extend the railway to the city. 我们计划把铁路延长到那座城市。
intend:in-=upon 在···上面;tend = to stretch 伸;
【v】①打算:What do you intend to do next? 下一步你打算怎么办?②意指:What did he intend by that remark? 他说那话是什么意思?
pretend:pre-=before 在···之前;tend= to stretch 伸;
【v】①声称;自称:He pretends to be a scholar. 他自称学者。②伪称;假装:Don’t pretend to know what you do not know. 不要不懂装懂。
intense:in-=to 到;tens = to stretch 伸;-e;
【adj】①紧张的:intense but orderly work 紧张而有秩序的工作;②极度的:intense heat 酷热;③强烈的:intense sorrow 强烈的悲痛;
tense:tens= to stretch 伸展;-e;
Ⅰ【adj】绷紧的;紧张的:tense situation 紧张的形势;
Ⅱ【v】拉紧;使紧张:to tense the muscles 绷紧肌肉;
tend:tend = to stretch 伸;
【v】①伸向;趋向:The prices are tending upward. 物价趋于上涨。②倾向:to tend to optimism 有乐观主义倾向;
contend:con-=together 共同;tend= to stretch 伸展;
【v】①竞争;斗争:to contend for spheres of influence 争夺势力范围;②争论:He often contends against me. 他常常与我争论。
distend:dis-=away 开;tend= to stretch 伸展;
【v】①扩伸;膨胀:Iron distends by heat. 铁受热膨胀。②肿胀:The injured wrist began to distend up. 受伤的腕部开始肿起来。
ostentation:os-(obs-)= in front of 在···之前;tent = to stretch 展开;-ation [n]表行为;
【n】①炫耀;卖弄:I hate ostentation in any form. 我讨厌任何形式的虚伪。②出风头:to be free from ostentation. 杜绝风头主义。